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Landed in Lima
Landed in Lima after a pretty eventful flight with Iberia - less said about that the better! It did, however, make the local news and ambulances were called on landing for 14 people - and no, it was nothing to do with Phill´s windy problem. It was my first taste of life as a vegetarian in non-vegetarian understanding cultures - my definitely …
Still in Lima
Ventured into central Lima yesterday to see a few sites which were mostly closed but did catch a very impressive collection of Italian art, including Rodin and Dali, how very cultured. Had a good look round Barranco a seaside suburb, with some fantastic but crumbling buildings. This morning we are about to join our Gap trip, staying one more night …
Not Dying and Fine Dining
... of life as well as between different worlds, coupled with ideas of fertility and the circle of life.
We did a bit of shopping here for all the bits and pieces we couldn’t find in Otavalo, I have never met so many surly and unfriendly shop assistants, it really affected our likelihood of buying things, and really some stuff was just crazily overpriced, some of the worst tourist traps we’ve come across.
In Miraflores, a fancy urban ...
The big smoke of Peru
... is not only an old olive grove but also contains lots of old colonial mansions. The tour carried on to visit a pre-Inca pyramid in the middle of the city, it is here that they are still currently excavating to find mummies. After this we carried on to a huge plaza which was surrounded by the Presidents house, City hall and some very large cathedrals. The last place we saw was the 17th century ...
Peru
... I had been forced to rush away from the rest of the tour group who were dining in the historic centre to collect my washing and she chose the first night of the tour to present herself as a self-entitled annoyance and therefore came back with me so she could experience the culinary phenomenon that is supposedly Lima, or more specifically Miraflores. Despite my dislike for her it was interesting listening to her cliché hippy drawl and her tales from the jungle ...